ERIC Number: EJ938955
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-1099-839X
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Novice Teachers and Their Acquisition of Work-Related Information
Kim, Kyoung-Ae; Roth, Gene Leon
Current Issues in Education, v14 n1 2011
This qualitative case study explores types of work-related information that novice teachers seek out and learn that is related to their daily work tasks. Eighteen experienced K-6 teachers offer their reflections about the dynamics of seeking and interpreting work-related information during their initial years of teaching. In-depth interviews were used to ask participants to reflect on their pathways of finding and using work-related information when they were novice teachers. The participants described nuances of their school settings that provided catalysts and barriers to gaining and using work-related information. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Conditions, Experienced Teachers, Information Seeking, Recall (Psychology), Reflection, Theory Practice Relationship, Research Methodology, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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